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NOAA's Modernized Positioning System Key To Improved Mapping, Emergency And Land PlanningWashington DC (SPX) May 17, 2010 NOAA's National Geodetic Survey - the official U.S. government source for determining precise latitude, longitude and elevation - is undergoing a modernization effort that takes into account advances in GPS and other technologies. The effort is important to all activities requiring accurate positioning information including levee construction projects, the design of evacuation routes in hurricane-prone areas and the forecast of sea-level rise in coastal communities. The modernized National S ... read more |
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Noordwijk, Holland (ESA) Apr 26, 2010The start-up company Star2Earth, reared in the ESA Business Incubation Centre in the Netherlands, will improve electricity production from a hydroelectric plant on Lake Laja in Chile by using navigation satellite signals to measure water levels and wave heights. Mounted on the lake's shore, the new Oceanpal sensor will accurately monitor the water level. It does not touch the water so it i ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2010MBDA is pleased to announce that the Qatari Emiri Navy will procure a batch of Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles to equip its fleet of four Vita class Patrol Boats. This latest generation of naval superiority missile has a significantly extended range thanks to its turbojet propulsion. And thanks to its GPS navigation, the new Exocet MM40 Block 3 is able to strike a target designated by its geo ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 23, 2010Eleven Somalis accused of attacking two US warships off Africa's east coast were brought to the United States and have been charged with piracy, the Department of Justice said Friday. Five of the men were indicted for attacking the heavily armed USS Nicholas on March 31 in a brazen attempt to rob the ship and piracy, and the other six were also charged with acts of piracy against the USS Ash ... more |
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To fight pirate scourge, follow the money: US admiralWashington (AFP) April 15, 2010 International efforts against pirates off the Horn of Africa need to target the money extorted from commercial ships, a senior US Navy officer said on Thursday. "We have to go after the money," Admiral Mark Fitzgerald told reporters at a Pentagon briefing. Somalis enriched by banditry off the coast are buying up properties in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and in Mombasa, as well as in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, said Fitzgerald, commander of US naval forces in Europe and Africa. "So it's not a sur ... read more |
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